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Life May Be Hiding Beneath Jupiter Moon Crust
Extraterrestrial life in the solar system may be hiding beneath the icy crust of Jupiter’s moon Europa, safe from...
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Carbon Dioxide Linked to End of Last Ice Age
The circumstances that ended the last ice age, somewhere between 19,000 and 10,000 years ago, have been unclear. In...
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LHC is Back With Big Energy Boost
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is operating again after its winter break. At the beginning of April, opposing stable...
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The King of the Feathered Dinosaurs
The discovery of a giant meat-eating dinosaur sporting a downy coat has some scientists reimagining the look of Tyrannosaurus...
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New Data Support Einstein on Accelerating Universe
Galaxy measurements indicate dark energy, not flaw in relativity, to blame for cosmic repulsion
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New Evidence of Earliest Use of Fire
Scientists say they have new evidence that our ancestors were using fire as early as a million years ago....
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Bostrum: We’re Underestimating the Risk of Human Extinction
Unthinkable as it may be, humanity, every last person, could someday be wiped from the face of the Earth....
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Life’s Building Blocks Grow Close to Home
Though life is a complicated brew, some of its ingredients can be plucked from Earth’s backyard instead of being...
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Neanderthals Were Dying Out Before Humans Arrived
Neanderthals in Western Europe started disappearing long before Homo sapiens showed up, suggesting that cold weather, and not cold-hearted...
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Fossilized Raindrop Dimples Add to Mystery of Ancient Earth’s Warmth
Pumice-like cratery indents formed by ancient raindrop splats are adding to the mystery of why the adolescent Earth was...